There have been a ton of articles in newspapers lately about Buffett. Here are a few

Boston Herald – “Buffett fans hurt in gas grill explosion”

KWQC – “Rooftops venues might stay open for Jimmy Buffett concerts”

Chicago Sun Times – “Rooftops to be open for parrotheads”

Chicago Tribune – “Buffett’s fans may get a rooftop view”

Stevens Point Journal – “Buffett fans mix pleasure, charity”

Pitts. Post-Gazette – “Jimmy Buffett: Son of a Sailor in Pirates cove”

The Day has another article in their Sunday edition about the Buffett show on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino.

If Rip Van Winkle fell asleep at a Jimmy Buffett concert in 1975, and then woke up Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena’s performance, he would be hard-pressed to know that 30 years had passed.

His biggest clue would be that the 10,000 screaming, singing, dancing fans were older, greyer, and wider at the hips. Another hint that three decades had gone by would be Buffett’s inclusion of surfer dude/singer/songwriter Jack Johnson’s hit, “The Horizon Has Been Defeated” in his 27-song, 21/2-hour set. Other than that, though, Buffett’s first-ever appearance in eastern Connecticut was vintage Parrot Head.

Read the whole article here.

The Day has an article on the Mohegan Sun show.

The parrot heads are certainly doing their part for the economy.

“This year, I think I’ve spent about 900 (dollars) on tickets alone,” said Tom Zukowski of Enfield as he wolfed down a cheeseburger in an open-air parking lot at Mohegan Sun Friday afternoon, about seven hours before the night’s Arena headliner, Jimmy Buffett, was scheduled to take the stage.

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A suburban high school English teacher has been teaching his students archetypes through Buffett lyrics.

Naperville Central teacher Jeff Plackett, center, ties Jimmy Buffett songs into a test review for his freshman communication class.

Plackett opened his students’ eyes – and ears – to “the poetry of Mr. James Buffett.” Students listened to four songs and picked out descriptions of archetypal characters in the lyrics, which ties in with short stories they’ve been studying in class.

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There is an article in the Wall Street Journal on the relationship between investor Warren Buffett and Jimmy Buffett.

Jimmy Buffett is indeed a longtime Berkshire shareholder, and his short composition was played on videotape at Berkshire’s annual meetings in 2003 and 2004.

In fact, the singer has also been friends with Warren Buffett, Berkshire’s 74-year-old chairman and chief executive, for more than 20 years, both men say. They don’t see each other often, but they talk on the phone regularly about business. They have even performed music together. And they plan to collaborate again at a New York charity dinner for Conservation International tomorrow night.

Read the whole article here.